Lake Station, IN has a population of 12,199 people with a median age of 35.3 and a median household income of $41,439. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Lake Station, IN declined from 12,268 to 12,199, a 0.56% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,309 to $41,439, a 5.42% increase.

The population of Lake Station, IN is 62.9%White, 30.5%Hispanic, and 3.44%Black. 19% of the people in Lake Station, IN speak a non-English language, and 96.2% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Lake Station, IN is $81,000, and the homeownership rate is 70.3%. Most people in Lake Station, IN commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Station, IN is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lake Station, IN is $41,439. Males in Lake Station, IN have an average income that is 1.47 times higher than the average income of females, which is $31,666. The income inequality of Lake Station, IN (measured using the Gini index) is 0.438 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Lake Station, IN have a median annual income of $41,439, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Lake Station, IN compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake Station, IN is from the public use microdata area of Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Unknown$51,374±$28,928

2.White$38,515±$4,387

3.Two or more races$34,719±$24,505

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN workers was Unknown. These workers were paid 1.33 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN was 0.438 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 4.04% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lake Station, IN was Census Tract 418 with a value of $47,763, followed by Census Tract 416 and Census Tract 417, with respective values of $40,057 and $34,665.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Lake Station, IN colored by their Median Household Income.

24.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Station, IN (2,945 out of 12,147 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Male 6-11, followed by Female 25-34 and then Female 45-54.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Station, IN is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Unknown.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Lake Station, IN grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 4,452 employees to 4,587 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Station, IN, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Accommodation & Food Service, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Station, IN, though some of these residents may live in Lake Station, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Lake Station, IN. In Lake County, IN the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 60 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,709. Lake County, IN has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Indiana.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake Station, IN is from the county of Lake County, IN.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Lake County, IN residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Indiana. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake Station, IN is from the county of Lake County, IN.

$11,709

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lake County, IN were $11,709 in 2014, but $11,615 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.81% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lake County, IN are $$2,121 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Lake Station, IN compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake Station, IN is from the county of Lake County, IN.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Lake County, IN between the ages of 65 and 75 had 4,692 eye exams, 6,483 hemoglobin tests, and 5,895 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake Station, IN is from the county of Lake County, IN.

In 2014, out of the 4,795 women in Lake County, IN between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 2,918 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Martin County, IN has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 15.6%, the highest value of any county in Indiana. This represents a 43.1% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.9%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Indiana colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Crawford County, IN has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 21.5%, the highest value of any county in Indiana. This represents a 1.83% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 21.9%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Indiana colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Lake County, IN has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 14.8, the highest rate of any county in Indiana. This represents a 12.9% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 17.

The following map shows all of the counties in Indiana colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Lake Station, IN is home to a population of 12,199 people, from which 96.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Lake Station, IN is composed of 7,668White residents (62.9%), 3,726Hispanic residents (30.5%), 420Black residents (3.44%), 255Two+ residents (2.09%), and 111Asian residents (0.91%). The most common foreign languages in Lake Station, IN are Spanish (1,937 speakers), Russian (56 speakers), and Polish (25 speakers), but compared to other places, Lake Station, IN has a relative high number of Thai (24 speakers), Russian (56 speakers), and Other West Germanic (7 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Lake Station, IN was 35.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 35, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 38.9. But people in Lake Station, IN are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Lake Station, IN residents was 34.5.

As of 2016, 96.2% of Lake Station, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Station, IN was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake Station, IN compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 2.06 times more White residents (7,668 people) in Lake Station, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3,726Hispanic and 420Black residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Lake Station, IN as a share of the total population.

2,077 of Lake Station, IN citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Lake Station, IN was Spanish. 15.9% of the overall population of Lake Station, IN are native Spanish speakers. 0.46% speak Russian and 0.2% speak Polish, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other census places, Lake Station, IN has a relatively high number of residents that are native Thai speakers. In 2015, there were 24 native Thai speakers living in Lake Station, IN, approximately 3.38 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

Most students in Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN are graduating from Public, 4-year or above institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake Station, IN is from the public use microdata area of Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White462

2.Black or African American154

3.Hispanic or Latino97

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN were White. These 462 graduates mean that there were 3 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 154 graduates.

The median property value in Lake Station, IN is $81,000, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value decreased from $81,700 to $81,000, a 0.86% increase. The homeownership rate of Lake Station, IN is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Lake Station, IN have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Lake Station, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,439

Median Household Income

±$2,720

4,195

Number of Households

±202

In 2016, the median household income of the 4,195 households in Lake Station, IN grew to $41,439 from the previous year's value of $39,309.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Station, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60-$75k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Lake Station, IN declined to $81,000 from the previous year's value of $81,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Lake Station, IN compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Station, IN the largest share of households have a property value in the $80k-$90k range.

This chart shows the households in Lake Station, IN distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Station, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Station, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Station, IN have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Lake Station, IN have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Lake Station, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Lake Station, IN compared to its parent geographies.